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Community Contribution: The Evolution of Orcs in the Warcraft Universe

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Redditor thephoenix3000 has made an image compilation with the evolution of Orcs in the Warcraft universe throughout time.

This image compilation goes back to 1994, when Orcs first made their appearance in Warcraft 1: Orcs and Humans. We continue with Warcraft 2 and 3, followed by World of Warcraft in 2004. With the latest expansion, Warlords of Draenor, all character models got updated. Lastly, we have the Orc look - in its full CGI glory - from the upcoming Warcraft movie.

Despite the great differences in the animation quality, the Orc model has remained surprisingly consistent. It's also interesting that - at least in my opinion - the Orc from Warcraft 1 looks better than the one from Warcraft 2, even though the latter game is newer.

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